Andrew Sullivan, freshman in political science, signs up for tickets to see President Obama speak at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, October 30, 2012. (Mark Leffingwell / Daily Camera)

If you go

What: President Barack Obama at CU-Boulder

When: Doors open at 4 p.m., Obama scheduled to speak at 7 p.m.

Where: Coors Events Center, University of Colorado campus, Boulder

Road closures: Regent Drive will be closed to traffic from 1 to 10 p.m. Thursday between the entrance of parking lot 430 south of the business field and the crosswalk near Regent AutoPark. Colorado Avenue will be closed from 6 to 10 p.m. between 28th Street and just west of Regent Drive.

Parking: All vehicles were to be removed from the parking lots around the Coors Events Center by 7 p.m. Wednesday. Regent AutoPark's south access will be closed Thursday, and vehicles in the lot after 6 p.m. will not be allowed to leave the lot until after the president's visit.

Transportation: There will be free parking in the Research Park on CU's East Campus, with shuttle buses running every five minutes, dropping passengers off at Folsom Street and Colorado Avenue.

Prohibited items: No backpacks will be allowed, and smaller bags are subject to search. Signs, guns, knives, multi-tools, mace, pepper spray or sharp objects of any kind, other weapons or other hazardous items, are all prohibited. Small cameras are permitted, but single-lens reflex cameras and long lenses are not. Bottles, cans and containers of any kind are prohibited, and water stations will be available inside the Coors Events Center.

When President Barack Obama came to speak at the Coors Event Center in April, people waited hours in a line that stretched across the University of Colorado campus to make sure they could get tickets. But for those who wanted to see the president at his third CU visit on Thursday, grabbing a ticket just entailed a quick stop on the way to lunch.

The Obama campaign handed out tickets for the president's appearance for the second day Wednesday at several locations around Boulder, a second chance for those who missed out Tuesday.

The table at CU's University Memorial Center rarely saw one or two students at a time filling out forms for tickets. Most said they were too busy to pick up tickets or only recently found out about the appearance, and took the opportunity today to snag tickets without waiting in line.

"I didn't hear about it initially, but I thought it would be nice to see him speak for the first time," said CU junior Michael Laws, who said he was surprised there were still tickets available.

"It seems like they would go faster here," he said.

Sophomore Mike Travers said he knew about the event, but since he had seen Obama at the president's second campus appearance in September and had a busy schedule Tuesday when tickets initially were distributed, he didn't anticipate going.

"I was not super inclined, but there was no line today, and it's always neat to see the president," he said.

Travers, who said he already voted, thought the timing of the event was one reason tickets were not going as fast as for Obama's previous visits.

"It's just so close to the election," he said. "Everyone already voted or decided on who they want to vote for."

Junior Angelena Adamski said she was busy Tuesday, but anticipated there might still be tickets available. The gamble paid off for Adamski, a self-proclaimed "huge Obama fan," who saw the president at both of his previous visits.

"There are not a lot of people who can say they saw the president of the United States three times on their campus," she said. "I'm just looking to enjoy the experience, because nobody knows what is going to happen on election night."

The doors are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. Thursday, with Obama speaking around 7 p.m.

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